Word: quiets
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...this week, they’ve thrown loud parties, usually not starting until 1 or 2am. I’m not sure how to handle this—it’s going to be a stressful year for me, and I just want to live in peace and quiet. Help...
...avoid direct confrontation like your Moral Reasoning TF, try sending a polite but pointed e-mail first. A general e-mail directed to your entire entryway or floor will avoid coming across as a personal attack; just mention that the noise has been an issue and you require relative quiet for your thesis/sanity/orgy/whatever. A simple request for quiet should be effective, since most people realize that this is Harvard and not State U. At best, you’ll get an apology and things will quiet down, at worst you’ll be ignored, and the noise will continue...
...Cambridge for the recruiting season, follow the pernicious principle that so long as one pays an exorbitant amount of money as a tip, one can be as much of an asshole as one wishes. And so it happens that our table is beseeched half a dozen times to quiet ourselves. The pleading is to no avail—“they’re getting their money” someone says of the wait staff who have asked us to show restraint. And besides, I’m told, the creation of sake bombs, whereby shots of the rice...
...Those who ordered Politkovskaya's execution calculated well. The U.S. and Europe are shocked and indignant, but the furor will quiet down in a month or so, as it always does. And then Politkovskaya won't be around to testify against the Kremlin in the Western human rights forums. The killing was a clear message to Russian journalists and human rights activists: Those of you who choose to ignore it will be next...
...nationwide chain of 400 bedding stores, is in the market for one that will soothe shoppers browsing for bedding. ScentAir, one of several firms that design scents for retail settings, has suggested a mix of cashmere wood, amber, cardamom, cinnamon and bergamot. The blend, it says, will convey quiet repose...